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Fourth seed Axelsen admitted that he was not physically strong to play in the season opener held in Axiata Arena, here, before suffering one of the tournament’s major upsets to unseeded Lee Cheuk Yiu of Hong Kong, 17-21 13-21 in 38-minutes. — Bernama pic

Malaysia Open 2025: Hong Kong’s Cheuk Yiu axes Viktor Axelsen in a stunning first round upset

In the season opener held in Axiata Arena, Bukit Jalil, here, Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei did not have much problems to dismantle Wu Hsuan-Yi-Yang Chu Yun of Taiwan, 21-8, 21-9 in just 27-minutes and became the first Malaysians to triumph in the first round of Super 1000 tourney. — AFP file pic

Malaysia Open 2025: Three pairs shine amid early exits on day one

Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani was defeated by unseeded Danish pair Daniel Lundgaard-Mads Vestergaard in Malaysia Open. — Bernama file pic

Another heartbreak as men’s doubles pair FeiDin also crashes out early from Malaysia Open

Guangzhou FC, China’s most successful football team and former Asian champions, have been thrown out of the country’s professional leagues because of heavy historical debt, the club say. — Picture via X/GZ Evergrande FC

China’s most successful team Guangzhou FC kicked out of professional football after debt crisis

New national men’s singles head coach Kenneth Jonassen (second right) with Malaysian singles player Leong Jun Hao at the Petronas Badminton Academy of Malaysia ahead of Malaysia Open. — Bernama pic

National coach sees ‘quiet maturity’ in Jun Hao, backs potential despite early Malaysia Open exit

Leong Jun Hao lost to world number 16 Lu Guang Zu of China in the opening round of Malaysia Open. — Bernama pic

Malaysia Open: Debut to forget for Jun Hao, Pang Ron-Su Yi after crashing out in opening round

Screenshot of a court in Axiata Arena from YouTube/BWF

Off to a wet start: Roof leaks delay Malaysia Open 2025 matches

Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka says she and her American rapper boyfriend Cordae have split up just days ahead of the Australian Open. — AFP pic

Naomi Osaka splits with rapper Cordae, says no bad blood ahead of Aussie Open

Last week, Lee Zii Jia withdrew from the BWF World Tour 2025 season opener, the six-day Malaysia Open, which begins today at the Axiata Arena in Bukit Jalil. — Bernama pic

Lee Zii Jia’s injury keeps him out of January tournaments — India Open and Indonesia Masters

Nottingham Forest’s Elliot Anderson (left) vies with Wolverhampton Wanderers' Jorgen Strand Larsen (right). — AFP

Forest tame Wolves to maintain unlikely Premier League title challenge

A file photograph shows Real Madrid players celebrating at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on December 22, 2024.  — AFP pic

Real Madrid blast five past Club Deportivo to cruise on in Copa del Rey

Chairman of the Indonesian Football Association (PSSI), Erick Thohir, announces the dismissal of the national team's South Korean coach Shin Tae-Yong during a press conference in Jakarta on January 6, 2025. — AFP pic

‘We need better’: Indonesia runs out of patience with football coach Shin as World Cup berth on the line

An aerial picture shows of the bivouac during the Stage 1 of the Dakar Rally 2025, between Bisha and Bisha, Saudi Arabia, on January 4, 2025. — AFP pic

How a city on wheels lets the Dakar Rally take place in the middle of nowhere

Leong Jun Hao will be competing in his first ever Malaysia Open. — AFP pic

Pressure on for Jun Hao to lead Malaysia’s men’s singles charge at Malaysia Open 2025

National men’s doubles shuttler Aaron Chia admits that Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani deserve to be the country’s current top combination. — Bernama pic

Aaron Chia admits Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin are ‘far superior’, deserve to be Malaysia’s top men’s doubles

Manchester United's Ivorian midfielder Amad Diallo celebrates after scoring their second goal during the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Manchester United at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England on January 5, 2025. — AFP pic

Arsenal lacking killer touch and a rejuvenated Man Utd: Three talking points from the Premier League